Tamil Nadu Geography

I. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER:

1. Tamil Nadu is the 11th largeststate of India. (As regards area)

2. There are 32 districts in TamilNadu.

3. Nagapatinam district lies on theeast coast.

4. Tamil Nadu lies in the south eastpart of India.

5. Tamil Nadu accounts of 4% of thetotal area of the country.

II. MATCH THE FOLLOWING:

1. State bird – emerald dove

2. State tree – palm tree

3. Assembly constitution – 234

4. Municipalities – 125

5. Karnataka – west of Tamil Nadu.

III. ANSWER IN BRIEF:

1. Write down the boundaries of TamilNadu.

• Tamil Naduis surrounded by the Bay of Bengal in the east, Indian Ocean in the south.
• Kerala and Karnataka are located in the west and Andhra Pradesh innorth.

2. Name the local bodies of TamilNadu.

Tamil Nadu consists of

• City corporation.
• Municipalities.
• Town panchayat.
• District panchayat.
• Panchayat union.
• Village panchayat.

3. Mention the latitudinal andlongitudinal extend of Tamil Nadu.

• Tamil Naduextends latitudinal between 8⁰ 4”north and 13⁰ 35” northand
• It extents longitudinally between 76⁰ 18” east and80⁰ 20” east.

4. Name the oceans bordering TamilNadu.

The oceansbordering Tamil Nadu are:

• Bay of Bengal on the east
• Indian ocean on the south

5. Name any four districts that lie onthe western margin of Tamil Nadu?

• Nilgiris
• Coimbatore
• Theni
• Thirunelveli

6. Name the coastal districts of TamilNadu?

There are 13 districts that share thecoastline namely Thiruvallur, Chennai, Kanchipuram, Villupuram, Cuddalore,Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi,Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari.

IV. ANSWER IN THE PARAGPARH:

1. Describe the geographical locationof Tamil Nadu.

• Tamil Naduis bordered by the states of Puducherry, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
• It is on the southern tip of the Indian peninsula.
• It is surrounded by the Bay of Bengal in the east
• Indian Ocean in the south, Kerala and Karnataka in the west andAndhra Pradesh in the north.
• Tamil Nadustate extends latitudinal between 8⁰ 4” north and 13⁰ 35”northand longitudinal between 76⁰ 18” east and 80⁰ 20”east.
• Tamil Naduis a triangular landmass at the south eastern end of the main continent.
• It is the 11th largest state in India by area.
• Total area of Tamil Nadu is about 1, 30,658 sq km which is4% of the total land area of the India.

2. Give an account of the salientfeatures of Tamil Nadu.

• Tamil Naduis the 6th most populous state of the Indian union.
• It is a leading producer of both agricultural and industrial products.
• It is the 11th largest state in India by area.
• It is one of the most urbanized states of India.
• Tamil Naduis the home of Dravidian culture.
• It is regarded as the cradle of Dravidian culture.
• The three sangams enriched the Tamil language.
• Tholkappiyam, Pathupattu, Ettuthogai were contributedduring sangam period.
• Thiruvalluvar’s thirukkural is regarded as the renowned piece ofliterature.
• Chera, Chola, Pandya and Pallava are Tamil kingdoms and their periodwas known as golden age of Tamil Nadu.